Globalization in World History

by A.G. Hopkins

Book Overview

Recent world events, especially the terrorist attacks on the United States and the evolving conflicts in the Middle East, have sparked wider concern for global issues in general. There is now a flood of literature on the economics, politics, and sociology of globalization and regular commentary in the serious daily and weekly press.

Virtually all of this discussion makes assumptions, and frequently explicit claims, about the novelty of globalization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393979423
• ISBN13: 9780393979428
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.2"